Improvement in mowing-machines



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Howling-Machines. VN0145,872.l Patented Dec'. 23,1873.

WITNESSES.

i Y By Attorneys.

U NrrED' STATES,

PATENT OFFICE,

EUGENE C. HOPPING, OF MADISON, NEW JERSEY.v

IMPROVEMENT IN MOWlNGv'MACHlNES.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 14 5,872, datedDecember 23, 1873; application filed November 26, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE C. HorrINe, of Madison, in the county ofMorris and in the State of New Jersey, have invented cerxtain new anduseful Improvements in Harvesters; and do hereby declare that thefollowing is` a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this specilication.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and mode ofattaching the finger and cutter bars of 'harvester's in a rigid shoe tothe machine, the knife-head being considered necessary to perfect theconstruction of the same, all of which will be hereinafter more fullyset forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe Vitsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure 1 is a plan view of so much of my machine as will illustrate myinvention. Fig. 2 is a side view of so much of the same as willillustrate its connection with the movement box or frame of the machineand Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section, showing the connection of theknife-head and cutter-bar.

A represents the inner shoe of a harvester, constructed in any suitablemanner, and provided at its inner end with a box, B, through whichpasses a hollow sleeve, C. This sleeve is formed upon or attached to anear, a, which projects upwardl from a plate or casting, D, placed on topand within the shoe A. The casting D is at its front end provided with asimilar ear, a', and a set-screw, b, is passed through the front of theshoe and into the ear a', up to a shoulder to force the plate orcasteyebolt in the drum or collar s on the sleeve C, and between themovement-box and the box B on the shoe. E represents the finger-bar,which is provided at its inner end with a shaft, d, andthe shaft passesthrough a hole in the plate D, at right angles with the axis of theplate. Upon the end of the shaft d is a lever, j', by means of which thelinger-bar may be turned upon its axis independent of the plate, by aproperly-constructed lever, for the purpose of setting the cutter-bar atany angle desired. G represents the cutter-bar, and H the head of thesame. The head H is provided with inclined side ianges, which lit indovetailed guides e e on the inner end of the lingerbar E. In the head His hinged a lip, h, which is on its under side provided with a lug,1,which, when the lip is closed, projects into a corresponding slot in thecutter-bar G, the inner end of said cutter-bar lit-ting in a groove inthe under side of the head. A button, k, holds the lip h down in place.By this means the cutter bar can be readily removed for sharpeningwithout the head being in the Way. `At the inner end of the head H is aswivelfork, m, connected with the mechanism for operatin g thecutter-bar, as specified and claimed in my Patent No. 137 ,924, datedApril 15, 1873.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The plate or casting D, provided with ears a a and hollow sleeve Cwith collar s, in combination with the shoe A, provided with a box, B,and set-screw b, all substantially as and for the purposes herein setforth.

2. The head H, provided with a hinged lip, h, having lug e', incombination with swiveled fork m, slotted cutter-bar G, and the buttonk, all substantially as andfor the purposes herein set forth. y

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this17 th day of November, 1873. EUGENE C. HOPPING.

Witnesses:

THEO. M. ELY, REUNE J. D. DUNN.

